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Recipe: Make the Original Carrot Cake Cookie from Disney’s Writer’s Stop at Home!

We’re taking you on a trip down memory lane with this Disney recipe, friends! (And, you’re going to want to grab your bowls and cookie sheets ASAP after you read it!)

Writer’s Stop

Long before Woody’s Lunch Box and Ronto Roasters existed, the Writer’s Stop was an AH-MAZING spot in Hollywood Studios. You could go inside the niche little bookstore and grab some coffee, a treat, and a new read while you relaxed in the park. We were pretty heartbroken when the Writer’s Stop closed (the area is now home to BaseLine Tap House). Buuut, we’ve got a little bit of Disney nostalgia you can make right in your kitchens!

Although the Writer’s Stop had plenty of tasty treats, the fan-favorite Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich brought guests from far and wide into the store. While these cookies live on in the Trolley Car Cafe, they don’t have the same recipe anymore (sigh). BUT!! We’ve got the original Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich recipe all the way from Writer’s Stop for you to make at home! Yeah, we told you that you’d be excited… 😉

Original Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich

Ingredients:

1 box Carrot Cake mix

3/4 cup of water (per box instructions)

1/3 cup of vegetable oil (per box instructions)

3 large eggs (per box instructions)

8 oz of cream cheese

8 tablespoons of butter

1 cup of confectioners (powdered) sugar

1/2 cup of crushed and drained pineapple

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich Ingredients

Recipe:

You’ll want to start by making the Carrot Cake recipe listed on the back of the standard box. Before you get mixing, be sure to preheat your oven to 350 °F and grease a cookie sheet.

Take them out of the oven once they’ve been baked (look at how yummy they are!!)…

Carrot Cake Cookies!

…and set them aside to cool so you can begin making the icing.

Carrot Cake Cookies

In another large bowl, sift your powdered sugar.

Icing Recipe

Then, place your butter and cream cheese inside the bowl.

Frosting Recipe

Drain your crushed pineapple in the sifter over your sink…

Frosting Recipe

…before adding it and the vanilla extract to the rest of the ingredients in the bowl!

Frosting Recipe

Blend the ingredients together until the frosting is creamy (our mouths are already watering).

Completed Frosting!

Place a tablespoon (or more!) of icing on each cookie and sandwich them together…

Look at All That Carrot Cake Goodness!

…and then you’ll have your very own Writer’s Stop Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich! WHAT a blast from the past, you guys!!

Voila! Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich!

The best part about these cookies is that you can have them any time of the year — whenever you’re missing Disney World. While we might miss visiting the Writer’s Stop, we’re still happy we can make our favorite treat from the shop!

Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich

Oh, and there’s no shame in having two (or three) of these DELICIOUS cookies!! ;D

Our funny story at Writer’s stop was when we first went waaay back to try it, upon exiting the back door after buying a few they were giving out 1/2 cookie free samples to walkers by and my one little daughter at the time said look Dad why did we just buy them? LOL
Love how its replacement Baseline Taphouse has dedicated some memorabilia to it.

I loved the Writers Stop. It was a great place to get a cup of tea and just relax for a few moments. And of course I also had to have a Carrot Cake Cookie. So happy you managed to get the recipe and share it with all of us.

I worked at Writers Stop for many years. One of the favorite parts of my day was to take a cart early in the mornings, walk through the park and pick up the cookies from the kitchen. It was prior to opening with no guests yet and only a few Cast Members were working at that hour. The music was playing , the flowers were blooming, the birds were singing and it was magical for me every single time.

I used a scant 1/4 cup dough and got 15 cookies about 5″ across (that’s 7 sandwiches). Baked about 14 minutes. You can make them smaller, too. I also added 1/3 cup toasted coconut and 1/3 cup walnuts to the frosting for that true carrot cake taste. These are so delicious!